Baba Why don’t you listen to my prayers ?

Time and time again this question is herd from so many devotees. Sai Baba, who teaches Shraddha (Faith) and Saburi (Patience) has to listen to this complaint. From the devotees, perhaps who don’t care to listen to His teachings, or perhaps care to listen but does not have the ability or strength to  digest it. Whatever the reason may be. 

In the post or article, Attraction towards Sai’s clothes mentioned was made “ Although these days the attraction is towards His chest asking for the deep connection of His heart with mine. The respond is instant.”

It was in these times one night while sleeping i was ment ally communicating with the dearest Sai Baba. I asked Him, “When, i ask for the connection of your heart with mine the response is instant. No delay of even a second, how merciful and great you are!”

Before continuing the mental communication with Shri Sai, i would like to point towards a subtle difference in asking from Sai Baba or the divine. Right in the first paragraph, it states, devotees who care to read and listen to Sai Baba, and does not ability or strength to digest the same. As the devotee of

Sai Baba, the ocean of Knowledge,
         the All-Knowing,
                       Infinitely-Knowing,
                         the Knower of the past,
the present and the future,
                 and the Knowledge itself.

Sai Baba all-merciful
            and eternally benevolent;
          the Soul of the souls,
            the One with infinite
                         attributes. 

We should first and foremost put our ego or our sense of ability to follow and understand our Guru’s teachings.

To quote the reader’s own experience the first prayer was, Sai Baba i want to connect my heart with Yours. The response was instant but not as powerful, when there was a subtle change in the prayer to Sai Baba. Sai Baba please connect Your heart with mine. You (Sai Baba), comes first then i or me. If i try to do things the possibilities of success is too low or negligible. If He does there no possibility of failure.

When i read the sacred book Sai SatCharitra and come across the line where Sai Baba says, “For Brahmadarshan or Self-realization Surrender five things to Me, Five pranas (vital forces or life forces) , five karmanendriya (5 indriya the doers) and five gyannnendriya (5 indriya of Knowledge) , mann (mind), buddhi (intellect) and anhankar (ego).” Instantly i pray, “Sai Baba, i don’t know these things in their completeness. How can i surrender these 5 things to You. You, Baba, takes these things from me. Then it becomes  meaningful. Now since, Baba is going to take them, i need not worry much. Before the start of Worship of Sai Baba, i pray to Him, O’ Infinite Satchitanand i don’t know the vidhi rituals of worship. Please, You make me worship Thee.

Coming back to the mental communication. I said to Him, “When, i ask for the connection of your heart with mine the response is instant. No delay of even a second, how merciful and great you are!”

Sai Baba replied, “ I am for that, I am here to connect My heart with each and every devotee, and it is available infinite. So no delay.”
“But devotees don’t ask much that is instantly available, and what I want to give much”
“My problems are much, “People come to me in thousands every second (in time). A boy asks Me that a particular girl marries him. There are 5 more boys asking to get married with that same girl. The girl ask me she does not want to get married, or wants to marry some other boy.  There is a particular job opening and 100 people prays to me for that 1 single place.”

i said, “Please stop this Baba. my head is already spinning in dizziness if i had to solve this.” “Please, You always stay connected with my heart, head and whole of this little, petty me. Until it is ready to be merged and melt in You the SatChitAnanda, the infinite Truth, The consciousness and The Bliss.”  “Please always be with me as a guide, friend and Guru!”

Om Shri SaiNathaya Namaha !
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